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Mary Hemingway Healey

2 Oct 1829 – 2 Jul 1906

Birth2 Oct 1829
Death2 Jul 1906
CemeteryAlpine City Cemetery
Alpine , Utah County , Utah , USA
Added byLee Drew on 02 May 2007
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19192925

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Mary Hemmingway Healey History Mary Hemingway Healey was born 3 October 1829 in Bleak Hall House, Nottinghamshire, England. Her parents were Thomas Hemingway and Martha Levious. She was the only girl in the family of six. She was beautiful with dark hair and gray-brown eyes. She was sweet and kind to everyone. One of her brothers, Robert, died when he was six when his kilt caught fire. She treasured a thimble from her father, who was a tailor. She loved hearing the Mormon Elders preach. During one of the meetings she met John Healey, who was one of the speakers. John was handsome with dark hair and brown eyes. They were married 9 June 1851 at Critby Church, Nottinhamshire, England. John was born 22 May 1828 in Commonside, near Heanor, Derbyshire, England. He worked in the coal mines from the time he was 14 and after their marriage. They had six children. John and Mary wanted to go to America to join the other saints. They saved up but only had enough for 4 children and one adult. They asked their church leader for advice. He gave them a blessing and promised Mary that if she would take the children and go that all would be well with her and John would join them in a year. She was expecting and took three of her sons- Hyrum, age 10; Joseph, age 9; Thomas, age 6;and daughter Elizabeth Ann, 14 months. Her husband John and youngest son, Nephi, would stay in England. Mary's parents were grieved to have their daughter leave. Her father said he would see her again. Mary and the 4 children left Liverpool on the ship, "John J. Boyd" on 23 April 1862 . After several days of storms she took her children on the deck of the ship. Her feet were swollen and she took off her shoes. One of her boys picked up a shoe and threw it at the other children and it fell overboard. They arrived in New York Harbor 1 June 1862. Mary had no money to buy shoes. She walked across the plains and mountains with only one shoe. She used old pieces of cloth or blankets that people gave her and wrapped her foot. When they were near the Missouri River, her daughter, age 16 months, died. When they got to Utah her cousin living in Coalville fed them the first good meal they had since they left home in England. Her husband's brother, James Healey, was living in Alpine. He met Mary and the children and took them to Alpine where they lived with his family. She gave birth to John Healey, Jr. who only lived 19 days. Mary took in washing to support her family and helped other women. John Healey left Liverpool with his son, Nephi, 30 May 1863 on the ship "Cynosure" and arrived in New York Harbor 19 July 1863. They walked across the plains and joined the family in Alpine in October. John built a one room log house with the help of his sons. Their daughter, Martha, was born in this house. They had Mary Jane, Martha Hannah, Isaac Alfred, and Phoebe Levious. John later built a two-story house east of the cemetery. In her later years her daughter Phoebe and her husband, Will and children , came to live with them. Will died and Phoebe married Byron Willmon Brown, Jr. in 1913 and moved to Lehi. John had a fruit orchard in Alpine and planted strawberries, grapes, red currants, gooseberries, apple trees, etc. Mary nursed the sick. Her father came to Utah in 1864 and he lived with them until his death. Mary died 2 July 1906. They had 11 children. One died in infancy in England.

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